Shoe polisher



June 3, 1952 A. F. DANIEL EI'AL SHOE POLISHER Filed May 1, 1950 Soft Tissue.

/ Wax impregnated Tissue.

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m T m V m 'Fre d Daniel, 8: Thomas A. Patterson ATTORNEY Patented June 3, 1952 SHOE POLISHER Al Fred Daniel and Thomas A. Patterson Jackson, Miss.

Application May 1, 1950, Serial No. 159,338

gratuitous distribution by hotels, tourist courts,

public comfort stations and the like.

A further incidental object is to provide such a polisher which is adapted to bear a plurality of advertisements or printed messages and to expose or exhibit same successively in a predetermined order in the normal course of use of the invention.

Further incidental objects and advantages will be apparent from the detailed description of the invention hereinafter following.

In this application we show and describe only the preferred embodiment of our invention, together with one modification thereof, simply by way of illustration of the practice of our invention as by law required. However we recognize that our invention is capable of other and different embodiments and that the several details thereof may be altered in various ways, all without departing from our said invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description herein are to be considered as merely illustrative, and not as exclusive.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a disposable polisher embodying the preferred form of the invention;

Figure 2, an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and,

Figure 3, a view similar to Figure 2 showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

Referring now in detail to the accompanying drawings, the reference character '2 therein designates a tough elongated flexible paper backing strip which furnishes the tensile strength requisite in such an article. In the preferred embodiment the material forming the strip 2 has a roughened rear'or outer surface 2a to serve as a preliminary cleaner for removing dust and dirt from shoes prior to the application of polish thereon.

Alternate layers of soft flexible absorbent paper 5 Claims. (01.15-209) or tissue, in the form of applicator strips 3 and buffer strips 4, both of similar shape to the backing strip 2, are superposed over the inner face of said backing strip, the opposite end portions 5-5 of the backing strip being reversely folded to overlie the ends of the strips 3 and 4. These portions 5--5 are fixedly secured to the opposite ends of the respective strips 3 and 4 in any suitable manner, as by staples 6 disposed completely through both thicknesses of the strip 2 and the interposed ends of strips 3 and 4.

As thus arranged, it will be seen that the several strips 3 and 4 are secured between the ends of the backing strip 2 and the folded end portions 5 serve as reinforced handles whereby the shoe polisher may be readily gripped and manipulated by the user without danger of tearing the comparatively frail and weak strips 3 and 4.

Each of the applicator strips 3 will carry a suitable wax or polish, preferably of a neutral color, which may be either coated thereon or impregnated therein for application to the users shoes in usual manner. The polishing or buffer strips 4 which alternate with said polish carrying applicator strips 3, will be simply of soft untreated absorbent paper or tissue for use in buffing the shoes to a high gloss after polish has been rubbed thereon by means of the respective applicator strips.

In order to facilitate the removal of successive individual strips 3 and 4 as desired to uncover underlying strips for use, it is desirable to provide each of the strips 3 and 4 with weakened zones or lines or perforations 1 adjacent the respective handle portions 5. To the end that unintentional tearing away of the strips 3 and 4 may be prevented during normal use of the device, it may be desirable to dispose the weakened zones or perforated lines 1 beneath the respective handles 55, whereby the pressure of the users hand during normal use will press said handles into firm frictional engagement with strips 3 and 4 inwardly from the said lines I. This of course will not in any manner interfere with the tearing out of said strips 3 and 4 when the gripping pressure on handles 5-5 is released.

In the use of such a device, which is believed to be obvious from the foregoing description, the handle portions 5-5 are gripped in the respective hands of the user who will first rub the outer roughened face 2a of backing strip 2 over his shoes to remove dust and dirt therefrom.

Following this, the polisher is turned over to present one of the applicator strips 3 downwardly,

.and same is rubbed over the surface of the shoes to apply a coating of polish thereon, whereupon 1 lar to that a ove described, except'that the back- 1 ing strip is of 'two-plyconstruction embodyin'rg a thickness 29 of smooth tough flexible paper, such as usual heavy wrapping paper, to lend the required tensile strength to the device, and a thick- I ness of softer roughened paper or fibrous material 20a secured over the rear face of said strip "or thickness 20, as by means of the staples 6, to provide the preliminary shoe cleaning surface corresponding to 2a in the preferred embodiment. Obviously the disposable shoe polisher of the invention may be formed with any number of pan-s of superposedapplicator and buffer strips 8 d 4 respectively. Tt. is contemplatedthatthe cheap 'constructio'niof these "devices will render it practica to utilize only one 61' two pairs of strips 3 arm a fper device, whereby the device may be readily disposed oiiafter sneer twous'es, 'so that ch irser "may have a 'clean and fresh polishing devibeavailable. p .7

trier, the invention is'a'c'lnrl-i'rably adapted for use as' an advertising medium, it being apparent that the backing strip zma y have any suitable advertising fnaltrf'r "or message printed thereon, as may each "of the several'str'ips 3 ans ii. The advertiser predeterni ne eraeror sequleaee, whereplacedfon the strips 3 and t whreby'the successive removal or said strips during normal use of the device will expose and feirhibi t sa id iness'ages or "advertise mentsin the desired orde-r.

Hayihg thus described our-invention, we claim: 1. A fdis'posable shoe pol-ishe'r comprising 'a tough {elongated sesame paper backing of 'substantial tensile strength having a roughened outer g message's, if desired may run a definite V spectively formed with lines of perforations beneath said handles to facilitate successive removal of said strips, the hand pressure of the user on said handles maintaining same in firm frictional engagement with said strips to prevent tearing of the latter along said perforations during normal manipulation of the polisher.

M 3 A dispo sable shoe polisher comprising a tough "elongated "fiexiblepaper backing of substantial tensile stiengthra "plurality of relatively alternating superposed applicator and buffer strips of soft absorbent paper applied over the :inner face of said backing, said applicator strips having aneutral leather polish thereon, the oppo'siteends of said backing being folded inwardly "ove'i'the adjacent ends of said superposed strips face for use' as a shoe cleaner, {a plurality of "re s 7 tively alternating superposed applicator and buffer strips of soft absorbent paper applied over the inner face of said b'acking'said applicator strips having "a neutral leather polish thereon,

the opposite ends of said backing being-folded inwardlybver the adjacent ends of said super-,- posed strips and stapled thereto to provide rein forcing handles for use in manipulating said polisher, said strips being respectively formed with lines or erforations benath said handles to facilitate-successive removal of said respective strips by tearing, the hand pr'essure of the user on said Handles 'inaintaining same infirm fricitional engagement-with saidstrips 'to prevent tearingor the latter long said perforations duning normal manipulation of the polishe'h V I disposable shoe Polisher comprising fa toughelongate'dffiexible paper backing of two ply construction embodying f'a roughened outer Jply for, use as a shoe cleaner-and aninnermy of smooth tough paper 7 of substantial tensile strength, a plurality of relatively alternating superposed applicator and buffer strips of soft absorbent paper applied over the inner face of said backing, said applicator strips having 'a neutral leather polish thereon, the opposite ends of said backing being folded inwardly over the ad-- manipulating said polisher, said strips being ire-r and fi-rmly secured thereto to provide reinforcing handles for use in manipulating said polisher, saidstrips being respectively formed with lines of perforations beneath said handles to facilitate successive removal :of sa-idstrips, the hand pressure of #tlieruser onsaid handles normally maintaini'iigsaine in frictional engagement with said strips 4.A "diPOSZIbISfi Shd polis'her comprising a tough"elongatdzfiekiblepaper backing of substantial tensile strength, a plurality; of relatively alternating superposed:applicator and buffer strips of soft absorbent paperr'a lied over the face of saidbackingr the end portionsof saidrespective strips being secured to said backing, a leather polishing pomposition being carried by said respective applicator strips, and the opposite ends of said beer-mg being'folde'd over the adjacent ends 'or said summaries-strips to provide reinforcing hat-idles for use ma'ni plllating said polislir, st'iips- 'r'e spectively being provided with weakened ;;'zo'ns extending thereacro'ss beneath said respective l'i'anci les to facilitate removal of said strips from said ba cking, wl'iereby 'theha'nclpressure or the 'o'n s'aid lfandle's 'wfli'normany maintain same in frictionaF'gripping engage ment with said strips;-

5. A "di'spc'isa'ble sires pousrier comprising an e dn "tea fi'i'iible liafckihgb'f substantial tensile h; aplurality of relatively superposed sh of Iieir'i-Icfl serassaarenaq applied over the 4. THOMAS A. PATTERSON.

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